Astoria Park will be the scene of an evening of tribute and flag waving on Wednesday, June 30 when the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (CALDC) will present its 28th annual Independence Day Celebration. More...

On June 2, Dignity Memorial Funeral Providers from Queens and Manhattan took 300 people on six luxury buses 70 miles into Suffolk County to visit the graves of their loved ones interred at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York. More...

The economic downturn has created a fiscal crisis for the state, city and the MTA. The MTA has been doing its part to lower costs by reducing administrative staff, renegotiating with its suppliers and working to reduce overtime. More...

Queens police officials this week issued a reminder to the public that again this year they will not be able to view the annual Macy’s fireworks display from sites along the East River in Long Island City. More...

Get into a conversation with a long-time Queens resident and you're likely to discover a subscriber of the Long Island Star-Journal, a daily paper that informed the community about local and world news until it folded in 1968. More...

At the Dutch Kills Civic Association’s last meeting before the summer break on June 15, association members made their feelings about a plan to place two historic millstones in a park now under construction in Queens Plaza known to the city Ec More...

Despina Siolas of Bayside was awarded a degree in the Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy Medical Science Training Program (M.D./Ph.D.) program from Stony Brook University Medical Center on May 18. More...

Honors 50 Years Of Priestly Ordination Assemblymember Audrey Pheffer recently honored the Reverend James T. Devine, a Catholic priest in her Rockaways district, the 50th anniversary of his ordination as a priest. More...

As reported in this newspaper last week (Biz Owners Try To Reduce Credit Card Fee Costs by John Toscano, June 16), in an effort to ensure swipe fee reform passes Congress and is signed into law, several New York City small business owners joined wit More...

T he New York Anti Crime agency is a Non Profit 501c3 that has run various Crime Prevention and Community Beautification programs since 1984 in the Western Queens area. Some of their most popular and efficient programs are: More...

Astor Bake Shop, a new bakery in Astoria, opened to the public on June 18 at 12- 23 Astoria Blvd. The grand opening took place last week, with City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. in attendance. More...

Wednesday, July 7 through Sunday, July 18, the 123rd annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel and San Paolino di Nola Feast & Bazaar will be taking place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine Church, 275 North 8th St. More...

Immaculate Conception Youth Program (ICYP), a nonprofit organization run by volunteers, recruits children age five through 18 to set up teams to play baseball. There are some 600 to 700 participants in the organization, all coming from Queens. More...

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